Drum Corps International's West Texas Drums event held at WT

Michael Cuviello, Amarillo Globe-News
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Drum and bugle corps from around the country visited the area to perform as part of Drum Corps International’s West Texas Drums on Monday in the Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium on WT’s campus in Canyon.

The evening featured groups traveling throughout the summer to perform in various competitions. According to the DCI website, for the West Texas Drums event, the Mandarins from Sacramento came in first place with a score of 84.600, with the Troopers from Casper, Wyoming in second (80.900); Blue Knights from Denver in third (77.550); Pacific Crest from Diamond Bar, California in fourth (77.500); the Academy from Tempe, Arizona in fifth (75.950); and the Seattle Cascades from Seattle in sixth (65.400). The Guardians from Houston in Open Class scored a total of 61.200.

The season will culminate at the 2022 Drum Corps International World Championship Finals on Aug. 13 in Indianapolis.

The Blue Knights Drum Corps from Denver performs Monday at West Texas Drums at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium in Canyon.
The Blue Knights Drum Corps from Denver performs Monday at West Texas Drums at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium in Canyon.
The Sacramento Mandarins perform Monday at West Texas Drums at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium in Canyon.
The Sacramento Mandarins perform Monday at West Texas Drums at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium in Canyon.
The Troopers from Casper, Wyoming, perform Monday at West Texas Drums at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium in Canyon.
The Troopers from Casper, Wyoming, perform Monday at West Texas Drums at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium in Canyon.
The Troopers from Casper, Wyoming, perform Monday at West Texas Drums at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium in Canyon.
The Troopers from Casper, Wyoming, perform Monday at West Texas Drums at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium in Canyon.
The Sacramento Mandarins perform Monday at West Texas Drums at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium in Canyon.
The Sacramento Mandarins perform Monday at West Texas Drums at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium in Canyon.
The Troopers from Casper, Wyoming, perform Monday at West Texas Drums at Bain -Schaeffer- Buffalo Stadium in Canyon.
The Troopers from Casper, Wyoming, perform Monday at West Texas Drums at Bain -Schaeffer- Buffalo Stadium in Canyon.
The Troopers from Casper, Wyoming, perform Monday at West Texas Drums at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium in Canyon.
The Troopers from Casper, Wyoming, perform Monday at West Texas Drums at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium in Canyon.
The Sacramento Mandarins perform Monday at West Texas Drums at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium in Canyon.
The Sacramento Mandarins perform Monday at West Texas Drums at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium in Canyon.
The Blue Knights from Denver perform Monday at West Texas Drums at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium in Canyon.
The Blue Knights from Denver perform Monday at West Texas Drums at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium in Canyon.
The Blue Knights from Denver perform Monday at West Texas Drums at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium in Canyon.
The Blue Knights from Denver perform Monday at West Texas Drums at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium in Canyon.

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